Sökning: "Geriatrics"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 125 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Geriatrics.

  1. 16. Optimizing drug therapy among people with dementia : the role of clinical pharmacists

    Författare :Maria Gustafsson; Hugo Lövheim; Maria Sjölander; Jörn Schneede; Stig Karlsson; Håkan Melhus; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychotropic drugs; potentially inappropriate drugs; drug-related problems; old people; dementia; nursing homes; drug-related hospitalizations; medication reviews; clinical pharmacists; geriatrik; Geriatrics;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Drugs are one of the cornerstones in the management of many diseases. In general, drugs are used for diagnosis, prevention, mitigation of symptoms, and, sometimes, to cure disease. However, drug treatment in elderly people, especially those with dementia and cognitive impairments, may involve significant risk of adverse drug events. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Stroke and depression in very old age

    Författare :Carl Hörnsten; Yngve Gustafson; Hugo Lövheim; Bo Norrving; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; stroke; depression; very old; oldest old; epidemiology; mortality; risk factors; systolic blood pressure; diastolic blood pressure; atrial fibrillation; geriatric depression scale; geriatrik; Geriatrics;

    Sammanfattning : Background The prevalence and incidence of stroke are known to increase with age, which, combined with demographic change, means that very old patients with stroke are a growing patient group. Risk factors for incident stroke among very old people have not been widely investigated. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Delirium in old patients with femoral neck fracture : risk factors, outcome, prevention and treatment

    Författare :Maria Lundström; Lars-Olof Wahlund; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; delirium; femoral neck fractures; dementia; risk factors; RCT; intervention; multifactorial; outcome; mortality; geriatrik; Geriatrics;

    Sammanfattning : Delirium is probably the most common presenting symptom of disease in old age. Delirium, as defined in DSM-IV, is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by disturbance in attention and consciousness, which develops over a short period of time and where the symptoms tend to fluctuate during the course of the day. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Subjective well-being in old age and its association with biochemical and genetic biomarkers and with physical activity

    Författare :Lovisa A. Olsson; Torbjörn Nilsson; Jan Karlsson; Pär Wändell; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Subjective well-being; Physical activity; Biomarker; Cystatin C; COMT; Cognition; Old age; Geriatrik; Geriatrics;

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  7. 20. Assessment and psychological treatment of depression in older adults

    Författare :Johnny Pellas; Mattias Damberg; Marie Kivi; Per Kristiansson; Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aging; geriatric; late life; cbt; screening; Family Medicine; Allmänmedicin; Geriatrics; Geriatrik; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

    Sammanfattning : Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in older adults worldwide. Many older adults with depression are undetected, and there is a need for brief, scalable psychological treatments for depression that can be delivered remotely. LÄS MER